Get On Your Bike - Eastside Urban Trail Loop (Gravel)

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Attendance at the pre-ride safety briefing is required to participate in the ride.
If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID, follow the quarantine and isolation guidelines. In general, if you have COVID or are displaying COVID symptoms, or if you are sick with the flu or a cold, you should not participate in group rides.
Carry a face covering in case a business or public transit requires their use.
Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
A CPSC certified helmet is required to be worn to participate.

If you are new, please read our newcomer information.

Date and Time:

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 10:00am

Start Location:

South Sixty Acres Fields Parking Lot

15259 NE 116th St

Redmond, WA 98052

Directions

Contact Information:

Juliana Pena

me@julip.co

4256108262

Distance:

18 miles

Elevation Gain:

713 feet

Pace:

Steady: [12-14mph]

Terrain:

Some hills

Regroup:

Frequent

Weather Cancellation:

Steady rain cancels

Interests:

E-bike friendly

Gravel Ride

Mentor Ride

New Riders

Recreational

Join us for a beautiful ride along the major trails of the Eastside, starting from 60 Acres Park in Redmond! This is a 18 mile route at Steady pace (12-14 MPH).

This ride is ideal for beginners! It's 90% on dedicated trails. There are some hills, but we'll take them at our own pace and regroup at the top. There is a long gravel trail on this ride, but it's very smooth gravel and any bike should be able to ride it (though wider tires will be more comfortable).

Let's meet at 60 Acres Park at 9:45 AM for our pre-ride safety briefing, with a departure at 10:00 AM. There are portapotties at the start but no water, so bring your water bottles filled up.

NOTE: This is a different parking lot than we've been using in previous weeks. Click here to see a map of its location.

Please note: If you are not present for the full safety briefing, including COVID-19-specific portion, you will not be allowed to ride with us, so please be on time.

The Route

We'll start by riding through the beautiful Sammamish River Trail to downtown Redmond and then do our big climb of the day up the 520 bike trail. We'll pass through the Microsoft campus where we can check the state of the light rail construction and the tunnel under 40th St. We'll take the 520 trail to the end in Bellevue's new Spring District. From there we'll be on the gravel Eastrail which turns into the Kirkland Cross Corridor. We'll have beautiful views of Lake Washington and pass through the Google campus and finally Totem Lake, where we'll be on roads to drop down back to the valley to the end of the ride.

Pace is 12-14mph on the flats (slower on gravel) and we will climb at our own pace and regroup at the top of hills.

Final Words

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start and Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location.

We hope you can join us!

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